2018 Oscars After-Parties, Part 3

Whaaaat? Meredith Grey, of all people? I’ve never known Ellen Pompeo to have a big footprint on the red carpet, but that was before she hit the Oscars party circuit in this divine jumpsuit. Now, I’m reevaluating everything I thought I knew about the universe. Because this is undeniably awesome.

Gorgeous. Wish she’d saved it for Cannes. Something about a sheer cape sleeve and a breezy oceanic color just screams “mega-fancy film festival on the French Riviera” to me.

EMMA WATSON gown by Ralph Lauren

Photo: George Pimentel

Props for the Time’s Up tattoo; points deducted for forgetting the apostrophe. Hermione would NEVER. (Don’t worry, the tattoo is temporary.) Anyway, the dress is awesome, but I will never stop hating those bangs.

AVA DUVERNAY gown by Armani Privé, jewelry by John Hardy

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Killing it.

NAOMI CAMPBELLsuit by Alexandre Vauthier, jewelry by Bulgari

Photo: Jean-Baptiste Lacroix/Getty

Power suit + statement necklace = unbeatable combo.

PARIS JACKSONgown by Atelier Versace

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Objectively, I know I should hate this, but Paris Jackson might be the only woman alive capable of pulling this off. I kind of love that you can’t tell what’s a tattoo and what’s the dress. The shoulder pieces are amazing, and her makeup is incredible. In any case, I’ll take a not-perfectly-executed risk like this one over a boring dress any day of the week.

GABRIELLE UNION gown by Prada, purse by Tyler Ellis

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A tad on the ordinary side, but Gabrielle makes it shine.

OLIVIA MUNN gown by Andrew Gn, jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz

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I actually think this dress is really lovely, especially the color, but the hair and makeup are all wrong.

I swear, that sparkle-buckle Roger Vivier purse has been on every red carpet for the last decade. I think I was sick of it in like, 2013. And even if it weren’t Hollywood’s most overworn accessory, it wouldn’t really go with this dress.

Again, I was sick of Lea’s extra-plunging, extra-wide, extra-sternum-displaying necklines at least five years ago. There is nothing wrong with a plunging neckline! But the way she stretches these out to be as wide and unflattering and confusing as possible is painful to my eyeballs.

KAT GRAHAM suit by Ermanno Scervino

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It’s rare I hate a suit, but I hate this suit. The shirt underneath is terrible and the embellishments on the sides of the pants are distracting.